Sensei Mark McFadden and Sensei Mark Long travelled down to Sydney on the weekend of August 26-27 for senior black belt training in the lead up to the KIMAA Okinawa Group Tour this coming November.
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Saturday began with Shihan James leading instruction in basics and kata.
After a sausage sizzle lunch, training resumed, led by Sensei Mark Long. The first afternoon session focused on fighting techniques, combinations and ended with many rounds of kumite. The Lismore karateka fought each other and the visiting black belts. After the kumite, Shihan James and Sensei Alex split the class up for further kata training.
The local senior grades joined the visiting instructors for dinner on the Saturday night.
Sunday morning began with a Little Lions session, led by Shihan James and Sensei Mark.
After the Little Lions went home, Sunday training finished with a long Kobudo session. Shihan James and Sensei Alex took the group through the basics of the Bo staff in the introductory exercises and first kata. Hanshi Howard and Shihan James also ran the group through pressure points, and Sensei Alex took the class through a senior Bo exercise. Shihan James also taught Sensei Wally Gray and Sempai Patricia Tan the second Eku kata and Sensei Alex refreshed Sempai Trish on the Jo kata.
Throughout the weekend, Hanshi Howard presented students with grading certificates. These were for senior kyu grades as a result of the June grading in Sydney, and gradings conducted in Lismore by Sensei Mark for junior kyu, Little Lions and Kobudo.
Hanshi Howard was delighted with the standard of Karate and Kobudo he saw on display. The weekend was a great opportunity for the Lismore Dojo students to train with other martial artists, and be pushed in a constructive way. These KIMAA seminars with Sydney instructors visiting Lismore will continue in 2024.
On the night of Wednesday June 7th, Kids and Junior Kyu Kyokushin gradings were held at Turramurra Dojo.
Hanshi Howard Lipman and Shihan James Sidwell assessed the Kids grading, while senior student Maia Brown ran them all through their techniques and kata. All students involved trained well and demonstrated good technique.
Later that evening, Hanshi Howard Lipman and Shihan Mark Shelmerdine ran the Junior Kyu grading at Turramurra Dojo. The students performed well and displayed great determination.
The KIKO Kata Tournament on Sunday June 4th was a fantastic day for KIMAATurramurra Dojo.
Hanshi Howard Lipman would like to thank Kancho Doug Turnbull for great day and congratulate all our students who entered from ages 6-16 years. We had 14 competitors, and 11 of these students either placed or won all their divsions in kata.
Thank you also to Shihan James Sidwell for assisting with kids on the day. Special mention goes to the youngest students Sophie and Ken, 6 years old and 7 years old, for as well as competing individually they also did synchronised kata together.
Congratulations to the following students for their results:
Kata 16 years & over Beginner/Intermediate Ashley Kim – 2nd Narmie Thambipillay – 3rd
Kata 13-15 years Advanced Maia Brown – 1st
Kata 11-12 years Advanced Ethan Kuo – 1st Ryan Kuo – 3rd
Kata 8-10 years Beginner Chloe Le Bescont – 1st Christopher Paunescu – 2nd Aimee Kim – 3rd
Kata 7 years & under Beginner/Intermediate Mau An (Ken) Quang – 1st Shivan Thambipillay – 2nd Sophie Chan – 3rd
When you have trained with the rest, train with the best – KIMAA Turramurra Dojo.
Hanshi Howard Lipman 9th Dan Kyokushin KIMAA Chairman
On the weekend of February 25-26th 2023, the North Coast dojos of Lismore and Ballina hosted Shihan Rick Cunningham, who travelled from Sydney to host a weekend seminar.
On the first Saturday session, Shihan Rick worked the adults and Little Lions in a combined class through Kyokushin basics (Kihon), self-defence applications (bunkai) and fitness at Ballina Dojo.
The second Saturday session was an adults-only class, focussing on more senior techniques and kata.
The third training session, on Sunday morning, was for KIMAA students of Kobudo (weapons), held at Lismore Dojo.
Special thanks go to Shihan Rick for coming up to teach the students, and to North Coast dojo operators Sensei Mark McFadden and Sensei Jon Ellis for hosting and organising.
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